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The biological cycle of Sporisorium reilianum f.sp. zeae: an overview using microscopy

Carole Martinez
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Christophe Roux Unité Mixte de Recherche 5546, Equipe de Mycologie Végétale, Université Paul Sabatier/CNRS, Chemin de Borde-Rouge, Pôle de Biotechnologie Végétale, BP 17, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
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Alain Jauneau Institut Fédératif de Recherche, I.F.R. 40, CNRS, Pôle de Biotechnologie Végétale, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
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Robert Dargent Unité Mixte de Recherche 5546, Equipe de Mycologie Végétale, Université Paul Sabatier/CNRS, Chemin de Borde-Rouge, Pôle de Biotechnologie Végétale, BP 17, 31326 Castanet Tolosan, France
Pages 505-514 | Accepted 04 Oct 2001, Published online: 31 Jan 2017

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